
Looking for optimism about Iraq from Peter Jennings? I didn't think so.
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - Robert A. Heinlein -
Jay Leno: "Howard Dean is a politician, a medical doctor and a Democrat. So he has three reasons to tell women to take off their clothes now."I almost feel sorry for the poor dumb bastards.
Conan O'Brien: "Last night, during the Democratic debates, candidate Dennis Kucinich said he would stop the death penalty, cut the defense budget and set up a Department of Peace. Kucinich made the remark in response to the question 'Why is it you have no chance of winning?'"
David Letterman: "Are you ready for some exciting news? Dick Gephardt is running for president -- all right, settle down. Gephardt ran once before for president in 1988, but he was no match for the irresistible charm and charisma of Michael Dukakis."
Leno: "Joe Lieberman announced yesterday that he's running for president," says Leno. "He made the announcement at his old high school. Out of force of habit, the kids gave him a wedgie and broke his glasses."
An 89-year-old woman could be evicted from her home of more than 50 years for missing one tax payment of $572 on her South Hanover Twp. property.Read more here.
Is it too early to adopt a revisionist view of the US war in Iraq and for this column to admit its mistake in having vehemently opposed it from the outset?Revisionist Thoughts on the War on Iraq
At issue here is whether the Iraqi people have benefited from the overthrow of the Baathist regime and whether the American occupation will eventually benefit their country even more. I’m convinced — and berate me here from your patriotic bleachers, if you must — that what we have seen in the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates in recent months may turn out to be the most serendipitous event in its modern history.
One need offer no apology for saying that the supreme virtue of this war is that Saddam Hussein was gotten rid of. Period. The very man who had established arguably the closest approximation of a genuine fascist state in the Arab world, that sustained itself on fear, repression, genocide, cult of personality and wanton murder — a state whose law was that those who rule are the law.
"Another thing I'm sure you haven't seen in your news. There are paintings on the walls all over Baghdad warning Arab foreigners from a bloody revenge if they keep messing with our affairs. Iraqis are openly calling the GC to quit the Arab League."It's true. I hadn't heard that.
Treatment with leeches may reduce pain and stiffness in patients with arthritis of the knee, German scientists report.Yahoo! Health
Modern-day medicinal use of leeches is limited to the treatment of blood clotting problems after surgery. Dr. Gustav J. Dobos, from Kliniken Essen-Mitte, and colleagues maintain that leech saliva contains anti-inflammatory substances and other chemicals, which could relieve symptoms of arthritis.
William Bean - Nov 3, 2003 5:48 pmIf you must, read it all here.
"Cheif [sic] Wiggles looks and sounds drunk. That or really really tired. Considering he has all that time to type shit into an internet portal I'd say he's tired. Really really *hic* tired."
T.R. - Nov 3, 2003 9:27 pm
"I hope wiggles isn't fondling those poor kids... I did not accuse wiggles to begin with, but it is well known that pedophiles seek the trust and company of children. Add to that the fact many are in positions of trust in the community and the thought just crossed my mind."
TMO - Nov 4, 2003 4:58 am
"That is nice to hear that the Chief has the foresight to carry a crate or two of meds along with all the plastic pellet guns and Barbie Dolls."
Rumsfeld asked EXACTLY the right questions of his most trusted subordinates.Read more here
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“What have we learned?” “Are there better ways of doing what needs to be done?” “Did we prepare adequately for foreseen and unforeseen difficulties?” “What could we have done on the front end to reduce our problems on the back end?” “Do we have the right people assigned to the right jobs?”
Boys and girls, these questions are asked EVERY SINGLE DAY by successful businesses around the country. Only rarely are such questions ever asked in the stuffy halls of government. Perhaps their very novelty made these questions newsworthy. It’s also no wonder, in that event, that nobody in the Washington press corps had a clue as to what was really going on.